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Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager

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Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager

Truckload of squid spills into the street in Rhode Island, creating a smelly mess in the summer heat

Truckload of squid spills into the street in Rhode Island, creating a smelly mess in the summer heat

Archaeologists unveil skeletal remains believed to be ritual offering in Peru

Archaeologists unveil skeletal remains believed to be ritual offering in Peru

How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US

How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US

Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis

Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis

Mini-Mozart heist blights anniversary tribute as thieves make off with 210 statuettes

Mini-Mozart heist blights anniversary tribute as thieves make off with 210 statuettes

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Britain’s Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car

Britain’s Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car

Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election

Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election

Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah

Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah

Why celebrities from Zendaya to Kylie Jenner are wearing Fecal Matter

Why celebrities from Zendaya to Kylie Jenner are wearing Fecal Matter

Rubber ducks by the thousands splash into Chicago River for annual Special Olympics fundraiser

Rubber ducks by the thousands splash into Chicago River for annual Special Olympics fundraiser

This organ will play one composition until 2640. It’s redefining how slowly music can be played

This organ will play one composition until 2640. It’s redefining how slowly music can be played

Wildfire near Athens leaves rescuers scrambling to reunite hundreds of animals

Wildfire near Athens leaves rescuers scrambling to reunite hundreds of animals

Capybaras keep their chill while crashing Brazilian legislature

Capybaras keep their chill while crashing Brazilian legislature

Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero

Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero

Top dogs ride waves at annual World Dog Surfing Championships

Top dogs ride waves at annual World Dog Surfing Championships

A book found bricked in a fireplace is returned to an Australian library, 150 years overdue

A book found bricked in a fireplace is returned to an Australian library, 150 years overdue

TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airport

TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airport

Rotten fish sauce that has long stunk up a small Canadian town is finally being removed

Rotten fish sauce that has long stunk up a small Canadian town is finally being removed

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

Circus performer accidentally shot in neck with arrow at New York county fair

Circus performer accidentally shot in neck with arrow at New York county fair

Seattle police are searching for two men who parachuted from the Space Needle

Seattle police are searching for two men who parachuted from the Space Needle

Japan’s monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 on Sunday

Japan’s monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 on Sunday

‘Spider-Man’ superhero jumps to the aid of a man using wheelchair to cross several lanes of traffic

‘Spider-Man’ superhero jumps to the aid of a man using wheelchair to cross several lanes of traffic

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